| English | German |
| acceptable fire risk | akzeptables Brandrisiko |
| acceptable risk level | Zulässiges Risikoniveau |
| acceptable risk level Level of risk judged to be outweighed by corresponding benefits or one that is of such a degree that it is considered to pose minimal potential for adverse effects | Zulässiges Risikoniveau |
| acceptable risk level | zulässiges Risikoniveau |
| acute risk | akute Gefahr |
| Advisory Committee on chemicals risk reduction | beratender Ausschuss über die Risikoverringerung bei Chemikalien |
| analysis of risk | Risikoanalyse |
| assessment of risk | Risikobewertung |
| cancer risk The probability that exposure to some agent or substance will adversely transform cells to replicate and form a malignant tumor | Krebsrisiko |
| cancer risk | Krebsrisiko |
| chemical risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by contact with any substance of a defined molecular composition | Chemierisiko |
| chemical risk | Chemierisiko |
| Commission Directive 93/67/EEC of 20 July 1993 laying down the principles for assessment of risks to man and the environment of substances notified in accordance with Council Directive 67/548/EEC | Richtlinie 93/67/EWG der Kommission vom 20. Juli 1993 zur Festlegung von Grundsätzen für die Bewertung der Risiken für Mensch und Umwelt von gemäß der Richtlinie 67/548/EWG des Rates notifizierten Stoffen |
| Commission Regulation EC No 1488/94 of 28 June 1994 laying down the principles for the assessment of risks to man and the environment of existing substances in accordance with Council Regulation EEC No 793/93 Text with EEA relevance | Verordnung EG Nr. 1488/94 der Kommission vom 28. Juni 1994 zur Festlegung von Grundsaetzen für die Bewertung der von Altstoffen ausgehenden Risiken für Mensch und Umwelt gemaess der Verordnung EWG Nr. 793/93 des Rates |
| cost/risk/benefit analysis | Kosten-Risiko-Nutzen-Analyse |
| Council Regulation EEC No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances | Verordnung EWG Nr. 793/93 des Rates vom 23. Maerz 1993 zur Bewertung und Kontrolle der Umweltrisiken chemischer Altstoffe |
| damage risk map | Schadenrisikokarte |
| Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks | Richtlinie über die Bewertung und das Management von Hochwasserrisiken |
| disaster risk | Katastrophenrisiko |
| disaster risk index | Katastrophenrisikoindex |
| ecological risk | oekologische Gefahr |
| ecotoxicological risk | ökotoxikologisches Risiko |
| environmental risk Likelihood, or probability, of injury, disease, or death resulting from exposure to a potential environmental hazard | Umweltrisiko |
| environmental risk assessment Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the risk posed to the environment by the actual or potential presence and/or use of specific pollutants | Umweltrisikobewertung |
| environmental risk assessment | Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung |
| environmental risk assessment | Bewertung von Umweltrisiken |
| environmental risk assessment | Prüfung der Umweltverträglichkeit |
| environmental risk of existing substances | Umweltrisiken chemischer Altstoffe |
| European Forest Fire Risk Forecasting System | Europäisches Vorwarnsystem für Waldbrände |
| flood risk map | Hochwasser-Risikokarte |
| flood risk map | Hochwasser-Gefahrenkarte |
| high-risk area in environmental terms | stark umweltgefährdetes Gebiet |
| high-risk processing plant | Verarbeitungsbetrieb für gefährliche Stoffe |
| human-caused risk | Gefahr der Waldbrandentstehung durch den Menschen |
| human-caused risk scaling factor | Risikoindex der Waldbrandentstehung durch den Menschen |
| hydrogeological risk | hydrogeologisches Risiko |
| hydrological risk | hydrologisches Risiko |
| integrated system for risk management | integriertes System zum Risikomanagement |
| International Conference to discuss risks to the ozone layer resulting from atmospheric pollution | Konferenz zum Schutz der Ozonschicht |
| low-risk processing plant | Verarbeitungsbetrieb für wenig gefährliche Stoffe |
| lower risk species IUCN | Weniger gefährdete Arten |
| major risk The high probability that a given hazard or situation will yield a significant amount of lives lost, persons injured, damage to property , disruption of economic activity or harm to the environment; or any product of the probability of occurrence and the expected magnitude of damage beyond a maximum acceptable level | Hauptrisiko |
| major risk | Hauptrisiko |
| major risk installation Installations whose functioning involves the possibility of major hazards such as chemical plants, nuclear, coal and oil power production plants, etc. | Risikoanlage |
| major risk installation | Risikoanlage |
| major technological risks | grössere technologische Risiken |
| management of risks | Risikomanagement |
| natural risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by any aspect of the physical world other than human activity | Naturrisiko |
| natural risk analysis | Naturrisikoanalyse |
| natural risk analysis Analysis of the probability of occurrence, within a specific period of time in a given area, of a potentially damaging phenomenon of nature | Naturrisikoanalyse |
| natural risk analysis | Analyse der Risiken von Naturgefahren |
| natural risks prevention Precautionary measures, actions or installations implemented to avert the probability of harm to humans, property or natural resources posed by conditions or events in the environment neither initiated nor formed by human activity | Naturrisikoverhütung |
| natural risks prevention | Naturrisikoverhütung |
| nuclear risk A risk connected to the functioning of nuclear power plants, by the storage or transportation of radioactive materials and involving the release of potentially dangerous levels of radioactive materials into the environment | Atomrisiko |
| partial risk factor | partieller Risikofaktor |
| phytosanitary risk management plan | Risikomanagementplan fürPflanzengesundheit |
| pollution risk Probability of harm to human health, property or the environment posed by the introduction of an undesirable substance into the ecosystem | Umweltverschmutzungsrisiko |
| pollution risk | Umweltverschmutzungsrisiko |
| probabilistic risk assessment | probabilistische Risikoanalyse |
| radiation risks at the joints between lead glass and metal | Strahlengefahr besteht entlang der Verbindung Bleiglas - Metall |
| recommendation for risk reduction | Empfehlung für die Risikominderung |
| reduction in risk | Risikominderung |
| residual risk Remaining potential for harm to persons, property or the environment following all possible efforts to reduce predictable hazards | Restrisiko |
| resource value at risk | Klassifizierung der Brandwirkungen |
| risk aggregate | Risikoanhäufung |
| risk analysis Technique used to determine the likelihood or chance of hazardous events occurring (such as release of a certain quantity of a toxic gas) and the likely consequences. Originally developed for use in nuclear and chemical industry where certain possible events, of low probability, could have extremely serious results. Attempts are being made to use concepts from probabilistic risk analysis to characterise environmental impacts, whose occurrence and nature are not easy to predict with any degree of accuracy | Risikoanalyse |
| risk assessment The qualitative and quantitative evaluation performed in an effort to define the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by an action or by the presence or use of a specific substance or pollutant | Risikobewertung |
| risk-benefit analysis A systematic process of evaluating and assessing the hazards of loss versus the possibility of financial gain or profit | Risiko-Nutzen-Analyse |
| risk-benefit analysis | Risiko-Nutzen-Analyse |
| risk characterization | Risikobeschreibung |
| risk communication The exchange of information about health or environmental risks among risk assessors and managers, the general public, news media, interest groups, etc. | Risikokommunikation |
| risk exposure The situation or set of circumstances where the probability of harm to an area or its population increases beyond a normal level | Risikoexposition |
| risk exposure | Risikoexposition |
| risk exposure plan A scheme or method of acting that takes effect if the probability of harm to an area or its population increases beyond a normal level | Risikoexpositionsplan |
| risk exposure plan | Risikoexpositionsplan |
| risk indicator | Risikomeldung |
| risk management The process of evaluating and selecting alternative regulatory and non-regulatory responses to prepare for the probability of an accidental occurrence and its expected magnitude of damage, including the consideration of legal, economic and behavioral factors | Risikomanagement |
| risk map | Risikokarte |
| risk of a contaminated site | Risiko bei Altlasten |
| risk of a contaminated site | Risiko einer Altlast |
| risk of a contaminated site | Risiko |
| risk of avalanches | Lawinengefahr |
| risk of contamination by exogenic lead | Kontaminationsgefahr durch exogenes Blei |
| risk of damage to hearing resulting from noise emitted by toys | Lärmgefährdung durch Spielzeug |
| risk of flooding | Überflutungsgefahr |
| risk of landslides | Erdrutschgefahr |
| risk perception A subjective appreciation by individuals which will more often than not bear little relation to the statistical probability of damage or injury | Risikowahrnehmung |
| risk perception | Risikowahrnehmung |
| risk perception | Risikoerkennung |
| risk priority module | Modul über die Risikopriorität |
| risk reduction Any act, instance or process lowering the probability that harm will come to an area or its population as the result of some hazard | Risikominderung |
| seismic risk | seismisches Risiko |
| seismic risk | seismische Gefahr |
| UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | UN‑Büro für Katastrophenvorsorge |
| United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | UN‑Büro für Katastrophenvorsorge |
| Vulnerability and risk mapping for the protection of carbonate karst aquifers COST action G 6 | Gefährdungs- und Risikokartierung für den Schutz von Karstgrundwasserleitern COST-Aktion G 6 |
